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That's only going to work so long as Blizzard does not update/change the way addons are allowed to communicate over channels again."load out of date addons".
On a separate note, if the creator of an addon isn't even playing the game anymore, it's not unreasonable for said creator to lose interest in things associated with the game. I should think though, that such a person would be willing, if not interested, in handing the project off to another whom is more willing to continue said project, rather than simply discarding everything that their efforts were previously invested in.